Son Raw is Passion of the Weiss’ resident expert in Urban Electronic sounds, which means that he specializes in music with a lot of air horns, gun shots, broken beats and laser sounds. Having written about Hip-Hop, Rare Groove, Bass Music and Grime and having DJ’ed everywhere from Los Angeles’ Low End Theory to Paris’ Rinse France and London’s NTSLive – we figure he knows what he’s talking about.
When asked to describe his musical philosophy he mumbled something about musical viruses and “searching for the next fix" before concluding that sunshine does indeed play a major part in the daytime.
12 1/2 songs that influenced Son Raw
1. Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M
2. Portishead – Sour Times
3. Skream – Midnight Request Line
4. Ruff Sqwad – Future
5. MF DOOM – Dead Bent
6. The Bug – Skeng
7. The Diplomats – DJ Enuff Freestyle
8. Wiley – It’s Wiley (Royal-T Remix)
9. Nas – Project Window (Original Version)
10. DJ Rashad ft DJ Spinn – Drank Kush Barz
11. Logos – Ex101
12. Freddie McGregor – Tomorrow is like Today
13. The second half of Erykah Badu’s Master Teacher
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Currently Listening:
Mumdance & Logos - Proto
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
Mr Mitch - Parallel Memories
Coyote Records - Coyote Kings II
Rick Ross - Hood Billionaire
Yamaneko - Pixel Wave Embrace
Lil Herb - Pistol P
Wayne Shorter - See No Evil
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Son Raw - Conscious Wave Mix
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Currently Watching:
The Imitation Game
Blade Runner
Guardians of the Galaxy
Adventure Time
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Currently Reading:
Brian Coleman - Check the Technique II| Son Raw: Goth Trad argues with Thermometers | March 29, 2012 |
Son Raw reviewed another Dubstep track. I have no idea who Enter Shikari are because I’m not a mopey 15 year old British white boy who hides skunk from his -MOM WHY DON’T YOU KNOCK?! But I digress. The point is, don’t even bother with the original track off their “Arguing with Thermometers” EP unless […]
| Son Raw: Royal-T – Live at Butterz 2nd B-Day | March 27, 2012 |
Most of them wait for the drop, Son Raw starts straight from the top. Royal-T will probably drop my favorite album this year and in the specialist world of wot-you-call it UK mutations, it may just very well be the best. While the Grime underground is experiencing a renaissance all-around with producers like Faze Miyake […]
| Son Raw: Romare’s Meditations | March 26, 2012 |
Son Raw has read his Stuart Hall, thank you very much. Only in America? So the saying goes, but in this case one would be better served looking in London because I doubt this record could have been made anywhere else. While The United States’ often tragic, often romantic history of racial conflict has spawned […]
| Swizz Beats, Araabmuzik and A$AP Rocky take it forward | March 24, 2012 |
Son Raw is now listening to Klezmermuzik. It makes sense that Swizz and Rocky would work together. For one thing, it’s almost certain that an impressionable Rakim Meyers would have had his mind blown by Ruff Ryders anthem back in the day but furthermore, both are native New Yorkers who’ve rejected tradition for innovation. I […]
| New York Transit Authority – Fact Mix | March 21, 2012 |
Son Raw is half-sure Jeff posted that to goad him into writing again. I’m not exactly posting this to get back at Jeff for that 100% Silk post but sometimes life delivers serendipitous moments where something I was going to write about in any case serves as a perfect counter point to a previous post. […]
| Son Raw: Clams Casino’s Moon & Stars | March 20, 2012 |
Son Raw raise his trigger finger all these bloggers hit the decks… I wasn’t crazy about Clams Casino at first and I have two good reasons why. First and foremost, I consider both Souljah Boy and Lil B to be absolutely unbearable and refuse to listen to anything they’re rapping over. Second, As a Madlib […]
| Son Raw: An interview with DVA | March 16, 2012 |
DVA: Where I Belong (Hyperdub 2012) from Hyperdub on Vimeo. DVA has seen it all: from the Jungle/D&B era to the rise and fall of Garage to Grime and Dubstep’s worldwide takeover, the London producer, engineer, DJ and radio-host has been present whether in the spotlight or shadows. In this exclusive interview Son Raw and […]
| Son Raw: Nas – The Don | March 16, 2012 |
Son Raw is a sucker for ragga samples Unlike LL in 91, there actually isn’t much of a point in calling this a comeback. At no point in his career did Nas stop spitting but he hasn’t managed to release a project with a clear sense of purpose, trolling album titles aside, since the Clinton […]
| Danny Brown: Radio Song | March 14, 2012 |
Son Raw is swag wake-boarding. I’ve said all I have to say about the Hybrid in our hottest rapper list so I’ll spare you the repetition and just say that this is the best video by anyone that skinny since Snoop crushed the buildings. Danny Brown may look like the world’s coolest crack-head but he’s […]
| Son Raw Live @ Low End Theory (Mix) | March 13, 2012 |
Son Raw still can’t believe he actually did this. Low End Theory is certainly the most unique show I’ve ever played. Coming from a Montreal rave scene that values dancing, partying and a certain sense of wild abandon, playing in front of a head nodding future Hip-Hop crowd was interesting to say the least. Going […]
